Isbn: 9780419251200 - the architecture of the british library at st. pancras (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1750grams, ISBN:0419251200. …

Hardback. First Edition. 25 x 31cm 262pp near fine hardback in dust jacket, a small, previous price sticker on the rear jacket, has a handwritten inscription on the title page. n 1978, the UK Government announced its decision to commission a new national library. The old library at the British Museum had long since outgrown its Bloomsbury home, with much of the collection being housed in poor-quality storage 10 miles away. The new library would bring these and other important national collections together in a single, purpose-built building. / Designed by Sir Colin St John Wilson with 120,000m2 of space over 14 floors, the new British Library would be the largest public building constructed in the UK in the 20th century.In a series of interrelated essays, this book describes the British Library and the issues surrounding its design, construction, purpose and place in the architectural canon. Examining the experience of the building together with its form, these essays explore the ideas and aspirations behind its conception and its construction, offering insight into this striking, controversial, and stimulating building. Black and white reprodutions abound. Near fine in near fine dustjacket.…

2004, 262pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 30,5x25cm. 1,8kg. In good condition. Pakketzending. In a series of interrelated essays, this book describes the British Library and the issues surrounding its design, construction, purpose and place in the architectural canon. Examining the experience of the building together with its form, these essays explore the ideas and aspirations behind its conception and its construction, offering insight into this striking, controversial, and stimulating building. For artists, architects and building professionals interested in the current debates concerning architecture and our culture, The Architecture of the British Library at St. Pancras is a stimulating read.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. xxvi, 262 pp. Hardback in dust jacket. Bookplate to front pastedown. Very clean copy. Numerous b&w photographic illustrations. 9780419251200 4to.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition.